# Ataa Jaber

Ataa Jaber (Arabic: عطاء جابر, Hebrew: עטאא ג'אבר; born 3 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC. Born in Israel, he plays for the Palestine national team.

## Early life

Jaber was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.

## Club career

Ataa Jaber got his professional start with Maccabi Haifa making his senior team debut at 17 years old in the 2011–12 season. Unable to reserve a place in the first team, Ataa Jaber signed for Bnei Sakhnin during the 2016–17 season.
He moved to F.C. Ashdod in 2021 on a one-year deal.
In 2022, Jaber made his first move to a foreign league signing with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.

## International career

Jaber had represented and captained the Israel national U21 team. However in 2023, he filed for a nationality switch to represent Palestine internationally. He debuted in a friendly 0–0 tie with Indonesia on 14 June.
After the October 7 attacks, Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel called for Jaber's Israeli citizenship to be revoked.

## Career Statistics
### Club

    As of 28 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2011-12 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2012-13 | Israeli Premier League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2014-15 | Israeli Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2015-16 | Israeli Premier League | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2016-17 | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Total | Total | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 |
| Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 2014-15 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2016-17 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2017-18 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2018-19 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2019-20 | Liga Leumit | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2020-21 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Total | Total | 100 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 113 | 8 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2021-22 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Neftchi Baku | 2022-23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 |
| Neftchi Baku | 2023-24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Neftchi Baku | Total | Total | 45 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 58 | 9 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 229 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 274 | 22 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

## Honours
### Club
#### Maccabi Haifa

* Israel State Cup (1): 2015–16

#### Netchi Baku

* Azerbaijan Cup (1): Runner-Up 2022-23 Azerbaijan Cup